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ELSTAT: The Crisis Greatly Affected Men's Job Opportunities

Even though more men were fired after the economic crisis hit Greece, women continue to be the weaker sex in regards to the labor market, as the rate of unemployment in women is still higher. Data released by the Hellenic Statistical...

Greeks Using Google to Find Jobs Abroad

Analysis on the searches made by Greeks and residents of Greece on Google, revealed that they are concerned about the future of their jobs. The searches regarding job opportunities abroad have significantly increased over the last few days. According to last...

Another Greek Generation Lost…

“Broke and beset by the stigma of unemployment, young Greek men are putting off serious relationships and extending their childhood indefinitely,” Greek journalist Yiannis Baboulias told the Telegraph. The British newspaper focused on the acute unemployment issue that younger generations...

ELSTAT: Greek Unemployment Rate Dropped in April 2015

Unemployment in Greece dropped to 25.6% in April 2015, a slight improvement compared to the 25.8% rate in March. The number of unemployed Greek citizens amounted to 1,216,870, mainly young people (53.2%) and in the most productive age group...

Eurostat‏: Greek Unemployment Rate Eased to 25.4% in Feb

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 25.4% of the workforce in February, compared with January, Eurostat said on Wednesday. The EU executive's statistics office, in a report released here, said that the unemployment rate in the Eurozone eased to 11.1%...

Eurostat: Greek Unemployment at 25.7% in January

The Greek unemployment rate slightly eased to 25.7% in January, compared to December 2014, but remained the highest in the Eurozone and the EU, Eurostat said on Thursday. In a released report, Eurostat said unemployment in the Eurozone and the EU-28 in March was at...

Registered Greek Unemployment Unchanged in February

Registered unemployment was unchanged in February, totaling 864,512 unemployed people, from 864,377 in January, for a 0.02% increase, the Greek Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) said on Friday. From the total of registered unemployed people, 461,000 (53.32%) were long-tern unemployed for...

Greek Unemployment Rate at 26% in Dec‏ember

The Greek unemployment rate rose slightly to 26% of the workforce in December 2014, from 25.9% in November, but fell compared with a 27.3% rate in December 2013, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a monthly...

Eurostat: Greece Tops Unemployment in EU

According to Eurostat, unemployment in Greece remains the highest in the EU (25.8% in October), with Spain (23.7% based on December) in second place. However, on an annual basis, unemployment rate decreased from 27.8% to 25.8%. Furthermore, just in October, the number...

SYRIZA Leader to Greek Voters: Give Us a Self-Reliance Mandate

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras delivered his main speech in Omonoia Square, downtown Athens, ahead of the upcoming January 25 general elections. Addressing an audience of thousands of SYRIZA supporters, Tsipras appeared confident that his party will be victorious after...